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Fri, 04/29/2011 - 16:06 by Anupreet Kaur
The Federal Trade Commission along with the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed voluntary principles of advertising food products for children on Thursday.
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Fri, 12/10/2010 - 06:52 by Prince damin
Chicago -- Wheat and oat futures trended higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade with the dollar index flat, climbing just 0.05 percent.
Corn was off 1/4 to up 3/4, soybeans were off 14 1/2 to off 15 3/4, wheat was up 4 1/2 to up 7 3/4 and oats were up 4 to up 16.
Corn prices were little changed with sellers taking advantage of Wednesday's rally and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announcing Mexico's purchase of 240,000 metric tons. Wheat futures found support with Iraq purchasing 250,000 metric tons from U.S. sources. Soybean prices fell as China is expected to try to delay deliveries of some of its recent purchases.
The prices:
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Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:37 by Prince damin
Chicago -- Grain futures closed lower on the Chicago Board of Trade Tuesday with the dollar index up 0.5 percent.
Corn was off 6 1/4 to off 6 1/2, soybeans were off 3/4 to off 3, wheat was off 4 1/2 to off 9 and oats were off 8 to up 1.
Corn prices fell on a weaker dollar, despite a U.S. Department of Agriculture announcement of a sale of 116,000 metric tons to an unnamed buyer. Wheat futures fell with Australia expecting a drop in wheat available for exports due to extensive rains through the harvest season. Soybeans found support from an announcement that China would increase imports to combat rising food prices.
The prices:
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Sun, 08/29/2010 - 09:23 by Deepika Garg
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. has recalled about 8,500 pounds (3,900 kg) of ground beef as three people were sickened after consuming the product. The beef, sold under various brand names, was found to be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Saturday.
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Tue, 07/27/2010 - 10:25 by Rakhi
Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday corn silking progressed at a rapid clip last week.
A week ago, 65 percent of the U.S. crop was reported to be in the silking stage. In the week ending July 25, a full 84 percent of the crop had progressed that far, the USDA said.
Field conditions for corn were largely unchanged in the week however. The USDA said 70 percent of the corn crop was in good to excellent shape. An additional 22 percent was listed in fair shape.
The USDA said 75 percent of the soybean crop had reached or passed the bloom stage, slightly ahead of the crop's five-year average.
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Sun, 07/04/2010 - 14:48 by Jaspreet Virk
Another food recall linked to E. coli contamination. In a latest alert issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection service (FSIS), the consumers are being warned that ground bison meat by a Colorado company might be tainted with E. coli bacteria.
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Thu, 05/27/2010 - 09:56 by harsheeb
Washington -- A major infestation of grasshoppers may be in store for Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska and the Dakotas this summer, a grasshopper specialist says.
Charles Brown of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning that this summer could be the worst for grasshoppers since the mid-1980s, USA Today reported Wednesday.
Brown, an expert on grasshopper suppression, says the threat assessment is based on the USDA's annual survey of adult grasshopper populations conducted each year in late summer.
High numbers recorded last summer were part of a natural buildup of grasshopper populations, Brown says.
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Tue, 05/04/2010 - 10:25 by Rakhi
Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture said emerging corn, rice and oats are well ahead of their 5-year historic averages.
With 68 percent of the corn planting done, 19 percent of the corn acres shows emerging sprouts, compared with a historic average of 9 percent for this time of year.
Rice, 76 percent planted, shows emergence in 52 percent of the acreage, compared with a historic average of 40 percent. Sugar beets acreage is 96 percent planted, compared with a historic average of 59 percent. Soybeans are 15 percent planted, compared with a historic average of 8 percent.
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Tue, 04/27/2010 - 10:03 by Rakhi
Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture said planting in corn, sugar beets, oats, rice and spring wheat was well ahead of their 5-year historic averages.
The 5-year historic average for corn planting for this week of the year is 22 percent of the acreage. At this point this spring, 50 percent of the acreage is planted, the USDA said.
Historically, 37 percent of the sugar beet crop is planted by this week of the year. This year, 87 percent is already planted.
Oats acreage is 75 percent planted, compared to a 5-year average of 60 percent.
Rice is 69 percent planted, compared to a historic average of 50 percent.
Forty-three percent of spring wheat has been planted, compared to 27 percent historically.
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Tue, 04/20/2010 - 09:57 by Rakhi
Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture said corn planting was ahead of its five-year historic average in 16 of 18 prominent corn-producing states.
Planting as of April 18 was 70 percent completed in Texas, 63 percent done in North Carolina and 59 percent done in Tennessee. Overall, corn planting was 19 percent complete, compared with a five-year average of 9 percent for this week of the year.
Planting is behind in the historically slow-starting states of Colorado and North Dakota, where planting is 3 percent and zero percent completed, respectively, the USDA said.
The weekly crop report said 11 percent of the cotton acreage has been planted with 10 of 15 prominent cotton-producing states ahead of their historic averages.
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Tue, 04/13/2010 - 07:54 by harsheeb
Parlier -- U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists say they've developed self-pollinating almond trees that can produce a bountiful harvest without insect pollination.
Scientists led by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service said the development is good news for almond growers who face rising costs for insect pollination because of nationwide shortages of honeybees.
The research into the self-pollinating almond trees is not new, said geneticist Craig Ledbetter, who is leading the study. He said the Tuono variety, originally from Spain, has been around for centuries. But its traits are not attractive when compared to California's most popular almond, Nonpareil.
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Tue, 10/20/2009 - 04:10 by surajdogra
Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the nation's corn crop, 17 percent harvested, lags behind the five-year average of 46 percent for this time of year.
By historic averages, 97 percent of the corn crop has reached maturity at this time of year, but only 83 percent of the 2009 crop has reached maturity. The crop has lagged the entire season, starting with a late planting due to a rainy spring.
Other crops are late as well. The nation's sunflower crop is 9 percent
harvested compared with a historic average of 25 percent for this time of year.
The soybean crop is 30 percent harvested, far behind the 5-year average of 72 percent.
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